thin shaft
1shaft — shaft1 [ ʃæft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 main part of something long ▸ 2 long narrow passage ▸ 3 thin line of light ▸ 4 clever remark ▸ 5 arrow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end: the shaft of an arrow the… …
2shaft — I UK [ʃɑːft] / US [ʃæft] noun [countable] Word forms shaft : singular shaft plural shafts ** 1) the main part of something long and thin, not including the end the shaft of an arrow a) the handle of a tool b) a metal bar in an engine that causes… …
3shaft — [[t]ʃɑ͟ːft, ʃæ̱ft[/t]] shafts 1) N COUNT: oft n N A shaft is a long vertical passage, for example for a lift. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft. ...old mine shafts. 2) N COUNT: usu n N In a machine, a shaft is a rod that turns round …
4shaft — shaft1 S3 [ʃa:ft US ʃæft] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(passage)¦ 2¦(handle)¦ 3¦(of light)¦ 4¦(engine part)¦ 5¦(for a horse)¦ 6¦(arrow)¦ 7 get the shaft ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sceaft] …
5shaft seal — ▪ mechanics also called Oil Seal, in machinery, a device that prevents the passage of fluids along a rotating shaft. Seals are necessary when a shaft extends from a housing (enclosure) containing oil, such as a pump or a gear box.… …
6shaft — 1 noun 1 HANDLE (C) a long handle on a tool, spear etc 2 PASSAGE (C) a passage which goes up through a building or down into the ground, so that someone or something can get in or out: mine/elevator/ventilation shaft: a 300 foot elevator shaft 3… …
7shaft — [ʃɑːft] noun [C] 1) a long narrow passage that goes down through a building or down through the ground a lift shaft[/ex] 2) the handle of a tool 3) literary a long thin line of light …
8Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition — The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition or shaft tomb culture refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to a lesser extent, Colima to its south, roughly dating to the period… …
9Jack shaft — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
10quill shaft — i. A long, thin, hardened steel shaft with splines on each end that connects the engine to the generator. ii. A form of torsional vibration damper used between the engine crankshaft and the propeller reduction gear. iii. A slim driveshaft or… …
